English You need a Find a Grave account to continue. [26] "I know that my father's sweetness and gaiety, his warmth and his tragedy, have never been far from me," she later said. In 1992, Turner was diagnosed with throat cancer and died of the disease three years later at age 74. They had nothing to do with the role, but they had to do with her particular self-image. She appeared in five roles on stage from 1971 to 1982. [29] Following her father's death, Turner lived for a period in Modesto with a family who physically abused her and "treated her like a servant". [47] Her first starring role for MGM was scheduled to be an adaptation of The Sea-Wolf, co-starring Clark Gable, but the project was eventually shelved. [185] Though grateful for the nomination, Turner would later state that she felt it was not "one of my better roles". 
Per the official city of Wallace website, the Turner home in Wallace was located at 217 Bank Street, immediately west of downtown Wallace. [159], In the spring of 1953, Turner relocated to Europe for 18 months to make two films under a tax credit for American productions shot abroad. Born Julia Jean Mildred Francis Turner, the renamed Lana Turner made her screen debut at age 17 in a bit part in the 1937 film "A Star Is Born." "[89], At the advent of US involvement in World War II, Turner's increasing prominence in Hollywood led to her becoming a popular pin-up girl,[90] and her image appeared painted on the noses of U.S. fighter planes, bearing the nickname "Tempest Turner". [8] John was 24 years old at the time, and Mildred's father objected to the courtship. [70], In 1940, Turner appeared in her first musical film, Two Girls on Broadway, in which she received top billing over established co-stars Joan Blondell and George Murphy. [158] Her next film project was Latin Lovers (1953), a romantic musical in which Lamas had originally been cast. [60] She was then cast in a supporting part as a "sympathetic bad girl" in Calling Dr. Kildare (1939), MGM's second entry in the Dr. Kildare series. [27] Her mother worked 80 hours per week as a beautician to support herself and her daughter,[30][31] and Turner recalled sometimes "living on crackers and milk for half a week". Miss Turner, who had been treated for throat cancer, apparently died of natural causes, a police spokeswoman, Ramona Baety, confirmed to The Associated Press. This account has been disabled. [33] She stated that she had "never seen myself walking before [It was] the first time [I was] conscious of my body. Original Name. [129] Cass Timberlane earned Turner favorable reviews, with Variety noting: "Turner is the surprise of the picture via her top performance thespically. Stompanato became suspicious when Turner would not allow him to visit the set and, during one fight, he violently choked her. Learn more about managing a memorial . [42][48] Turner always detested the nickname,[49] and upon seeing a sneak preview of the film, she recalled being profoundly embarrassed and "squirming lower and lower" into her seat. When she was six years old, her parents relocated to San Francisco as the family was struggling financially. [208], Because of Turner's fame and the fact that the killing involved her teenage daughter, the case quickly became a media sensation. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. [97] During her early pregnancy, she filmed the comedy Marriage Is a Private Affair, in which she starred as a carefree woman struggling to balance her new life as a mother. [316], Historians have cited Turner as one of the most glamorous film stars of all time, an association that was made both during her lifetime[317][318][319] and after her death. 
WebTurner died of complications from throat cancer and was survived by Cheryl Crane, her only child. "[38] With her mother's permission, Turner was referred by Wilkerson to the actor/comedian/talent agent Zeppo Marx. [250], In late 1968, she began filming the low-budget thriller The Big Cube, in which she portrayed a glamorous heiress being dosed with LSD by her stepdaughter in hopes of driving her insane and receiving the family estate. Not so Lana. [257], With few film offers coming in, Turner signed on to appear in the television series Harold Robbins' The Survivors. [22] At age three, she performed an impromptu dance routine at a charity fashion show in which her mother was modeling. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. A Handley-Page Halifax bomber "London's Revenge" DK186 ZL L carried the name of Lana Turner into battle over Germany. Under these adverse circumstances, stars Taylor and Turner are working under wraps. [274] In the fall of 1978, she appeared in a Chicago production of Divorce Me, Darling, an original play in which she portrayed a San Francisco divorce attorney. After 18 years at MGM, I'm a free agentI used to go on a bended knee to the front office and say, please give me a decent story. "[248] Kaspar Monahan of the Pittsburgh Press lauded her performance, writing: "Her performance, I think, is far and away her very best, even rating Oscar consideration in next year's Academy Award race, unless the culture snobs gang up against her. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. [41] Over one hundred reporters and journalists attended the April 11, 1958, coroner's inquest, described by attendees as "near-riotous". [138][139] Studio head Louis B. Mayer threatened to suspend her contract, but Turner managed to leverage her box-office draw with MGM to negotiate an expansion of her role in the film, as well as a salary increase amounting to $5,000 per week ($60,678 in 2021 dollars [43]). Multiple accounts have the ashes still in Cheryl's possession, while other accounts say the ashes were scattered in the ocean, but which ocean and location varies by the sources. The biography is as colorful as any plot she has ever romped through on screen. Resend Activation Email. [217], Turner has been noted by historians as a sex symbol, a popular culture icon[4][313] and "a symbol of the American Dream fulfilled Because of her, being discovered at a soda fountain has become almost as cherished an ideal as being born in a log cabin. This was a total shock," Crane told Daily Variety columnist Army Archerd. Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA. "When six o'clock came, he went his way and I went mine. However, Turner notes in her autobiography that her birth certificate lists Julia Jean Turner as her official birth name. [4] While she consistently embraced her glamorous persona, she was also vocal about her dedication to acting[120] and attained a reputation as a versatile, hard-working performer. [218] She portrayed a struggling stage actress who makes personal sacrifices to further her career. Try again later. Lana's cause of death was throat cancer. [166] Variety deemed the film "a big-scale spectacleEnd result of all this flamboyant polish, however, is only fair entertainment. [9] She became "thrilled" by the ritual practices of the church,[9] and when she was seven, her mother allowed her to formally convert to Roman Catholicism. Page content has changed. In 1936, when Turner was 15, she was discovered while purchasing a soda at the Top Hat Malt Shop in Hollywood. There was something smoldering underneath that innocent face. Failed to delete flower. This browser does not support getting your location. [180] Weeks after her divorce, Turner began filming 20th Century-Fox's Peyton Place, in which she had been cast in the lead role of Constance MacKenzie, a New England mother struggling to maintain a relationship with her teenage daughter. [198][199] Stompanato got wind of the plan and showed up on the set with a gun, threatening her and Connery. [104][105], Meanwhile, publicity over Turner's remarriage to Crane led MGM to play up her image as a sex symbol in the comedy Slightly Dangerous (1943), with Robert Young, Walter Brennan and Dame May Whitty, in which she portrayed a woman who moves to New York City and poses as the long-lost daughter of a millionaire. [197] To avoid further confrontation, Turner and her makeup artist, Del Armstrong, called Scotland Yard in order to have Stompanato deported. "She'd completed Read Complete Obituary He was replaced by Ricardo Montalbn. WebOn June 29, 1996 at the age of 75, the oral cancer got the better of Lana, and she died at home with her daughter at her side. 
He was later found bludgeoned to death on the corner of Minnesota and Mariposa Streets, on the edge of San Francisco's Potrero Hill and the Dogpatch District, with his left shoe and sock missing. [345] Turner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard. Learn more about merges. [21][25] His robbery and homicide were never solved,[21] and his death had a profound effect on Turner. [193][194] Turner would also claim that on one occasion he drugged her and took nude photographs of her while unconscious, potentially to use as blackmail. Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner. [252] In April 1969,[253] Turner filed for divorce from Eaton after four years of marriage upon discovering he had been unfaithful to her. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Squirrel (Shotgun only): 11/1/19 to 2/29/20, Ruffed grouse (Shotgun only): 11/1/19 to 2/29/20. [153] She was saved by her business manager, Benton Cole, who broke down the bathroom door and called emergency medical services. I got a big chance to do some real acting in The Postman Always Rings Twice, and I'm not going to slip back if I can help it. Kildare." Turner's role in the film has also caused her to be frequently associated with film noir and the femme fatale archetype in critical circles. Lana Turner (/ln/ LAH-n;[a] born Julia Jean Turner; February 8, 1921 June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Lana passed away on June 29, 1995 at the age of 74 in Century City, California, USA. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. "[167] Turner was next cast in John Farrow's The Sea Chase (1955), an adventure film starring John Wayne, in which she portrayed a femme fatale spy aboard a ship. [203] Stompanato, angered that he did not attend with her, awaited her return home that evening, whereupon he physically assaulted her. Turner, Lana (September 29, 1982). [328] Basinger considers her the "epitome of the Hollywood machine-made stardom". [148] The first, Mr. Imperium, released in March 1951, was a box-office flop, and had Turner starring as an American woman who is wooed by a European prince. 
For the fashion stylist and collector, see, 19481952: Studio rebranding and personal struggles, 19531957: MGM departure and film resurgence, 19581959: Johnny Stompanato homicide scandal, 19661985: Later films, television and theatre. [128] Production of Cass Timberlane was exhausting for Turner, because it was shot in between retakes of Green Dolphin Street. [201] Turner and Armstrong later returned with two Scotland Yard detectives to the rented house where she and Stompanato were staying. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. [234][235] Ray Duncan of the Independent Star-News wrote that Turner "suffers prettily through it all, like a fashion model with a tight-fitting shoe". Mildred was four days shy of her 17th birthday when she gave birth to her only child. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? [121] Turner later recalled she was surprised about replacing Hepburn, saying: "I'm about the most un-Hepburnish actress on the lot. WebLana Turner ( born Julia Jean Turner; February 8, 1921 June 29, 1995) was an American actress. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. [262][263] Turner married a total of eight times to seven different husbands,[211] and later famously said: "My goal was to have one husband and seven children, but it turned out to be the other way around. 
"[120] It was her first starring role that did not center on her looks. [223][229] Worried she was still suffering from the trauma of Stompanato's death, Turner sent Cheryl to the Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. [65][66] Though they had only briefly known each other, Turner recalled being "stirred by his eloquence", and after their first date the two spontaneously decided to get married. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. [96], In July 1942,[97] Turner met her second husband, actor-turned-restaurateur Joseph Stephen "Steve" Crane, at a dinner party in Los Angeles. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? There was an error deleting this problem. She is remembered as an American calendar pin-up model and film actress with a 50-year career. "[309] She also likened her to Clara Bow, adding: "Both of them, trusting and lovable, use their hearts instead of their heads. Upon Turner's death, John Updike wrote in The New Yorker that she "was a faded period piece, an old-fashioned glamour queen whose fifty-four films, over four decades didn't amount, retrospectively to much As a performer, she was purely a studio-made product. Webpatrick sheane duncan felicia day lana turner cause of death. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. "[176] At the time of her contract termination, Turner's films had earned the studio more than $50 million. [306] Film historian Jeanine Basinger notes that she "represented the girl who'd rather sit on the diving board to show off her figure than get wet in the water the girl who'd rather kiss than kibbitz". [42] In December 1936, Marx introduced Turner to film director Mervyn LeRoy, who signed her to a $50 weekly contract with Warner Bros. on February 22, 1937 ($942 in 2021 dollars [43]). [263] Turner's remains were cremated and given to Cheryl. "[69] By the mid-1940s, Turner had been married and divorced three times, had given birth to her daughter Cheryl and had numerous publicized affairs. [212], Though Turner and her daughter were exonerated of any wrongdoing, public opinion on the event was varied, with numerous publications intimating that Turner's testimony at the inquest was a performance; Life magazine published a photo of Turner testifying in court along with stills of her in courtroom scenes from three of her films. [86] "I adored Mr. Gable, but we were [just] friends," she later recalled. Sorry! [83] In January 1942, she began shooting her second picture with Gable, titled Somewhere I'll Find You;[84] however, the production was halted for several weeks after the death of Gable's wife, Carole Lombard, in a plane crash. Turner on her representation in press[304], When Turner was discovered, MGM executive Mervyn LeRoy envisioned her as a replacement for the recently deceased Jean Harlow and began developing her image as a sex symbol. [268], In the early 1970s, Turner transitioned to theater, beginning with a production of Forty Carats, which toured various East Coast cities in 1971. The physical allure is just as heavy when she looks at a headwaiter as when she looks at a hero. 
Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. [335] Jeanine Basinger has similarly championed Turner's acting, writing of her performance in The Bad and the Beautiful: "None of the sex symbols who have been touted as actressesnot Hayworth or Gardner or Taylor or Monroehave ever given such a fine performance. [233] Instead, Turner took a lead role as a disturbed socialite in the film noir Portrait in Black (1960) opposite Anthony Quinn and Sandra Dee, which was a box-office success despite bad reviews. [34] She soon became a protge of LeRoy, who suggested that she take the stage name Lana Turner, a name she would come to legally adopt several years later. WebLana Turner 's former home in Beverly Hills where Stompanato was killed in 1958. [152] Suffering from depression over her career and financial problems, she attempted suicide in September 1951 by slitting her wrists in a locked bathroom. [246], In 1966, Turner had her last major starring role in the courtroom drama film Madame X, based on the 1904 play by Alexandre Bisson, in which Turner portrayed a lower-class woman who marries into a wealthy family. [213] The scandal also coincided with the release of Another Time, Another Place, and the film was met with poor box-office receipts and a lackluster critical response. Turner's private life, however, was a fiasco with her battling alcoholism and numerous marriages. The clothes she wears are just like the clothes you pay to see her in on Saturday night at the Bijou. This article is about the actress. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. "[320], According to her daughter, Turner's obsessive attention to detail often resulted in dressmakers storming out during dress fittings. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Please reset your password. [92] During the tour, she began promising kisses to the highest war bond buyers; while selling bonds at the Pioneer Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, she sold a $5,000 bond to a man for two kisses,[93] and another to an elderly man for $50,000. [92] Arriving to sell bonds in her hometown of Wallace, Idaho, she was greeted with a banner that read "Welcome home, Lana", followed by a large celebration during which the mayor declared a holiday in her honor. [155], Turner's next project was opposite Kirk Douglas in Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), a drama focusing on the rise and fall of a Hollywood film mogul, in which Turner portrayed an alcoholic movie star. [196] Their meeting was initially happy, but they soon began fighting. [164][165] She was reluctant to appear in the film because of the character's scanty, "atrocious" costumes and "stupid" lines, and during the shoot struggled to get along with co-star Edmund Purdom, whom she later described as "a young man with a remarkably high opinion of himself". 
Oops, we were unable to send the email. [219] The production was difficult for Turner given the recent events of her personal life, and she suffered a panic attack on the first day of filming. During the shoot, Turner began an affair with her co-star Fernando Lamas, which ended after Lamas physically assaulted her; the incident also caused Lamas to lose his MGM contract upon the production's completion. [210] After four hours of testimony and approximately 25 minutes of deliberation, the jury deemed the killing a justifiable homicide. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. [191] After a friend informed her of who Stompanato actually was, she confronted him and tried to break off the affair. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. [260] In addition, she later accused him of stealing $100,000 worth of jewelry from her. [311] Film scholar Richard Dyer cites Turner as an example of one of Hollywood's earliest stars whose publicized private life perceptibly inflected their careers: "Her career is marked by an unusually, even spectacularly, high degree of interpenetration between her publicly available private life and her films not only do her vehicles furnish characters and situations in accord with her off-screen image, but frequently incidents in them echo incidents in her life so that by the end of her career films like Peyton Place, Imitation of Life, Madame X and Love Has Many Faces seem in parts like mere illustrations of her life."[312]. [120] In the midst of filming Green Dolphin Street, Turner began an affair with actor Tyrone Power,[122][123] whom she considered to be the love of her life. With Steven Crane, she had a daughter Cheryl Crane in 1943. [56] During the shoot, Turner completed her studies with an educational social worker, allowing her to graduate high school that year. [41] While in the shop, she was spotted by William R. Wilkerson, publisher of The Hollywood Reporter. [224] Reviews were mixed,[225] although Variety praised her performance, writing: "Turner plays a character of changing moods, and her changes are remarkably effective, as she blends love and understanding, sincerity and ambition. [99] The marriage was annulled by Turner four months later upon discovering that Crane's previous divorce had not yet been finalized. [33] In 1965, she met Hollywood producer and businessman Robert Eaton, who was ten years her junior, through business associates. "[27], Turner sometimes lived with family friends or acquaintances so that her impoverished mother could save money. [131] Homecoming was well received by audiences, and Turner and Gable were nicknamed "the team that generates steam". After her parents separated, she had an unstable homelife and was placed in a foster home for a short time. Failed to delete memorial. [305] In They Won't Forget (1937) and Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), she embodied an "innocent sexuality" portraying ingnues. Lana Turner death quick facts: [182] Released in December 1957, Peyton Place was a major blockbuster success, which worked in Turner's favor as she had agreed to take a percentage of the film's overall earnings instead of a salary. [215] The suit was settled out of court for a reported $20,000 in May 1962. [302] Cheryl challenged the will, and Cruz said that the majority of the estate was consumed by probate costs, legal fees and medical expenses.[303]. Lana has always acted hastily and been guided more by her own ideas than by any advance any studio gave her. [327] While discussions surrounding Turner have largely been based on her cultural prevalence, little scholarly study has been undertaken on her career,[328] and opinion of her legacy as an actress has divided critics. 
[283] In December 1981, it was announced that Turner would appear as the mysterious Jacqueline Perrault in an episode of Falcon Crest,[284] marking her first television role in 12 years. [254] Weeks later, on May 9, 1969, she married Ronald Pellar, a nightclub hypnotist whom she had met at a Los Angeles disco. During the early 1940s, Turner established herself as a leading lady and one of MGM's top stars, appearing in such films as the film noir Johnny Eager (1941); the musical Ziegfeld Girl (1941); the horror film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941); and the romantic war drama Somewhere I'll Find You (1942), one of several films in which she starred opposite Clark Gable. [290] In her early 60s, Turner stopped drinking to preserve her health,[282] but she was unable to quit smoking. [156] The Bad and the Beautiful was both a critical and commercial success, and earned her favorable reviews. [120][121] The film was produced by Carey Wilson, who insisted on casting Turner based on her performance in The Postman Always Rings Twice. GREAT NEWS! 
We have set your language to [296], In September 1994, Turner made her final public appearance at the San Sebastin International Film Festival in Spain to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award,[297] and was confined to a wheelchair for much of the event. [115] She portrayed Cora, an ambitious woman married to a stodgy, older owner of a roadside diner, who falls in love with a drifter and their desire to be together motivates them to murder her husband. [14][15] She was the only child of John Virgil Turner, a miner from Montgomery, Alabama, of Dutch descent, and Mildred Frances Cowan from Lamar, Arkansas, who had English, Scottish and Irish ancestry. Turner reportedly held a gun to Barker's head and thought about killing him, per People. [281][282] On October 25, 1981, the National Film Society presented Turner with an Artistry in Cinema award. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. 
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